Cthulhu Britannica: Shadows over Scotland

Fiendish things haunt the hive-like alleys and wynds of old Edinburgh. Glasgow’s streets whisper with rumours of dark terrors in the shipyard shadows on the snaking, poisonous Clyde. And in the isles, murmurs on fishing boats and ferries speak of far older things, of sites of power and standing stones, awakenings and stirrings in forgotten places. Mysterious, wild, and beautiful, Scotland in the 1920s is home to horrors modern and ancient, man-made and star-born. From the rolling pastoral Lowlands to the snow-capped peaks of the Highlands and seaweed-choked Western Isles, creatures and cultures have taken root in Scotland whose maddening, corrupting influence can be felt far and wide. Something terrifying lurks in the night, casting dark shadows over Scotland. This 288 page supplement for the Call of Cthulhu RPG provides everything you need for a short jaunt to Scotland or an entire Scottish campaign—including six sinster adventures and loads of handouts

Informative and fun! I am working on writing up a scenario set in Scotland and this gave me the type of info. that i needed for the adventure. It has good history/geographical/polical background and it gives some nice hooks. Being from the States i [...]

I have been a fan of all H.P.Lovecraft work since the 60's and I would put Stuart Boons "Shadows over Scotland as one of the best source books ever!The way he set this system up with Cubicle 7 is outstanding!I am waiting for more from them. [...]

When I had the chance to review Cthulhu Britannica: Shadows Over Scotland, I leapt at it. I actually have a Call of Cthulhu adventure to run in a few weeks and was impressed at the quality of the scenarios of the original Cthulhu Britannica. Sh [...]

Being a resident Scot myself, Cthulhu Britannica and, especially, Shadows over Scotland were always going to be of interest and appeal to me. The first section of the book is a look at 1920's Scotland and the mood of the people, recent history includin [...]

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